I Had Friends

Story Behind The Song

The song actually tells the story about my leaving Milwaukee and all my old friends behind. I travel a great deal and have lost contact with these friends and now that my live has settled down, I hope to make contact with them again.

Song Description

Lost track of old friends that played an important rold in my life. I am hoping to reconnect with all my old friends.

Song Length 3:50 Genre Folk - Rock, Rock - Alternative
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Sociable, In High Spirits Subject Friendship, Power
Similar Artists Eric Clapton, Robert Palmer Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

I had friends in Bay View
I had friends living on the East Side
They don't know the person that I've become

Years gone by, no contact
No address, lost in the great big unknown
How I long to relive those old times again

When I left Milwaukee, headed South to Houston
It was nearly 30 below
I could feel my body thaw, the farther South I drove

Flyin' down the highway hoping to find my way
Thinking of the friends left behind
"Will we ever meet again?", was the thought that filled my mind, life's unkind

I had friends, some married
I had friends, some who were living alone
I don't know what's changed since we last shared a beer

When I call, no answer
When I write, comes back "Don't live here no more"
Where'd I lose the good friends that kept me alive

Sittin' round a fire, flames keep reaching higher
Telling stories one after one
Passin' round a drink or two, watching the stars fall down

See the moon a'rising, stars above colliding
Dodging all the planes in the sky
Many years have come and gone as I sit and wonder why, I can't find

My old friends,
My old friends,
My old friends,
Can they hear me calling them?
I just got to find my old friends

Lyrics Richard Paul Thomas Music Richard Paul Thomas
Producer Richard Paul Thomas Publisher Captured Rainbow Music
Performance RpT Label RpT

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